{"id":1579,"date":"2020-10-15T21:21:26","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T21:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=1579"},"modified":"2021-02-19T12:43:35","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T12:43:35","slug":"chloroplast","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/chloroplast\/","title":{"rendered":"Chloroplast"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1579\" class=\"elementor elementor-1579\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-93ffe05 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"93ffe05\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-82b31ba\" data-id=\"82b31ba\" 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Photosynthesis<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e17053 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-nav-menu\" data-id=\"9e17053\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"jet-nav-wrap m-layout-mobile\"><div class=\"menu-photosynthesis-container\"><div class=\"jet-nav m-layout-mobile jet-nav--vertical jet-nav--vertical-sub-left-side\"><div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1611 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/introduction-to-photosynthesis\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Introduction to photosynthesis<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1610 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-photosynthesis\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is photosynthesis?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1609 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/light-and-dark-reactions\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Light and dark reactions<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1608 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/leaf-structure\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Leaf structure<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1607 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/conditions\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Conditions<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1606 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/chloroplast\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Chloroplast<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1605 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/carbon-dioxide\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Carbon Dioxide<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1604 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/light\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Light<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1603 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/water-2\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Water<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1602 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/root-structure\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Root 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place?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad99625 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad99625\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Photosynthesis takes place inside plant cells in small things called\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">chloroplasts<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. Chloroplasts (mostly found in the mesophyll layer) contain a green substance called chlorophyll. Below are the other parts of the cell that work with the chloroplast to make photosynthesis happen.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><b>Structure of a mesophyll cell<\/b><\/span><\/p><figure id=\"attachment_1675\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1675\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1675\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/structure-of-a-mesophyll-cell.jpg\" alt=\"Structure of a mesophyll cell\" width=\"600\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/structure-of-a-mesophyll-cell.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/structure-of-a-mesophyll-cell-300x145.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1675\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Structure of a mesophyll cell<\/figcaption><\/figure><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What role do these parts play?<\/span><\/p><ul><li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Cell walls<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> provide structural and mechanical support, protect cells against pathogens, maintain and determine cell shape, control the rate and direction of growth, and generally provide the form to the plant.<\/span><\/li><li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Cytoplasm\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">provides the platform for most chemical processes, controlled by enzymes.<\/span><\/li><li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The cell membrane<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> acts as a barrier, controlling the movement of substances into and out of the cell.<\/span><\/li><li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chloroplasts, a<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">s described above, contain chlorophyll, a green substance that absorbs light energy for photosynthesis.<\/span><\/li><li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The vacuole is<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> the container that holds moisture and keeps the plant turgid.<\/span><\/li><li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The nucleus<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0contains genetic make (the DNA), which controls the activities of the cell.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chlorophyll absorbs the light energy needed to make photosynthesis happen. 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